Squad to face Qatar announced

Palestine held Qatar to a goalless draw last year. The PFA surprisingly announced a friendly versus Qatar last week in what is a concerted attempt to get the national team ready for the AFC Challenge Cup in eleven months time.…

Thoughts on Palestine 2:0 Malaysia (Friendly)

Palestine Starting XI: Toufic Ali; Husam Abu Saleh, Haytham Dheeb, Khaled Mahdi; Ahmed Salameh; Imad Zatara (C), Mahmoud Sheikhqasem, Murad Ismail, Moussa Abu Jazar; Khaled Salem, Eyad Abugharqud.  Also Participating: Khader Yousef, Suleiman Obeid, Ashraf Nu’man, Fayez Aslieh, Adham Abu…

Rapid Reaction: Kuwait 2:1 Palestine (Friendly)

Game-changer: Ashraf Nu’man Palestine Starting XI (4-4-2): Ramzi Saleh (C); Husam Abu Saleh, Haitham Dheeb, Khaled Mahdi, Moussa Abu Jazar; Suleiman Obeid, Khader Yousef, Murad Ismail, Imad Zatara; Ashraf Nu’man, Eyad Abugharqud.  Goals: Ashraf Nu’man 34′ Recap: A game startlingly similar to…

Yalla!

Palestine were all smiles in Nepal today despite playing out a dull 0-0 draw with the hosts. The point earned was enough to qualify for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. It would be appropriate to categorize the squad fielded for these…

Challenge Cup Qualifiers – Standings

Group D Standings 02/03/2013 Palestine 1-0 Bangladesh Nepal 6-0 Northern Mariana Islands 04/03/2013 Palestine 9-0 Northern Mariana Islands Nepal 0-2 Bangladesh 06/03/2013 Nepal vs. Palestine Bangladesh vs. Northern Mariana Islands Palestine have a straightforward task going into matchday 3. A…

Soundbytes – AFC CCQ Grouq D

Jamal Mahmoud: “We are here to win the group” Group D of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers kicks off tomorrow. Palestine face Bangladesh at 08:15 GMT while Nepal play the Northern Mariana Islands. Here are some highlights of what the teams…

Challenge Cup Picks!

With the CCQs coming around in a few days time, I ventured some predictions as to how these groups will end up looking. First place of each of the five groups qualifies to the final tournament and the best two…